Made Flesh is the second album by the experimental rock band Extra Life.
| Made Flesh | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 30, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Math rock Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 43:28 | |||
| Label | Lo Recordings | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[1] |
| Dusted Magazine | (favorable)[2] |
| Sputnikmusic |   [3] |
| Washington City Paper | (favorable)[4] |
According to Rock-A-Rolla magazine, the album is "darker, harder and bleaker" than its predecessor, Secular Works.[5] Writing in The Quietus, Noel Gardner described it as "the best album of [2010]."[6]
Track listing
edit- "Voluptuous Life" – 2:07
- "The Ladder" – 6:27
- "Made Flesh " – 4:57
- "One Of Your Whores " – 5:03
- "Easter" – 6:13
- "Black Hoodie " – 3:24
- "Head Shrinker" – 4:07
- "The Body Is True" – 11:15
Personnel
edit- Charlie Looker: Guitar, Vocals
- Travis Laplante: keyboards, tenor sax, EWI
- Anthony Gedrich: bass, contrabass
- Nick Podgurski: drums, percussion
- Caley Monahon-Ward: violin, mandolin, engineer
- Ian Antonio: glockenspiel, vibraphone, crotales, wood block
- Larkin Grimm: backing vocals on "One of Your Whores" and "Head Shrinker".
All music and lyrics by Charlie Looker
References
edit- ^ Gardner, Noel. "Extra Life: Made Flesh". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Beckerman, Andrew. "Dusted Reviews: Extra Life - Made Flesh". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Dillon, Jared W. (29 March 2010). "Extra Life - Made Flesh (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Galil, Leor (25 March 2010). "Reviewed: Extra Life's Made Flesh". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Rock-A-Rolla (25): 41.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Gardner, Noel (19 May 2011). "No Popularity Contest: Extra Life's Charlie Looker Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 21 November 2011.